An update to the Kickstarter that was
launched last month by indie
developer teamPixel in an effort to fund the purchase of the Homeworld
IP announces they have been outbid for the rights to the sci-fi RTS series
(thanks
GameSpot). It is not known at this point who now owns the property, but
since it isn't them, they say they will be refunding the over $50K in pledges
they received. They also say that those who supported their efforts will get
credits in their upcoming Homeworld-inspired RTS game, which will now obviously
center on a new IP. Here's word:

Homeworld will escape the THQ bankruptcy
to a new home, however, that home will not be with teamPixel, LLC. The auction
for the Homeworld license ended April 15, 2013, and while we reached qualified
bidder status for the bankruptcy auction, we were unable to raise the necessary
funds to remain competitive against the other parties at the auction. We hope
you will join us in supporting Homeworld's new owners in building a future for
the franchise. We anticipate an announcement of the new owner to be made within
a couple weeks and for the sale to be finalized around mid-May. Words cannot
describe how honored we are to have been supported by so many in the community.

As promised, we are offering full refunds to all of our generous donors. To
facilitate this process, we've established a website where you can verify that
we have properly recorded all of your contributions, supply us with any special
instructions for your donation, and track your refund. As a special thanks, we
would like to offer each and every donor a special credit in our upcoming space
RTS game. Yes, this means we will still be moving forward with our own
Homeworld-inspired space RTS, but under our own intellectual property. We hope
all of you will stay in touch and follow us during the production of our
game.

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Creston wrote on Apr 19, 2013, 12:20:EA bought the Homeworld IP and is going to turn it into a 3rd person shooter with QTE Microtransactions.

Creston

I highly doubt EA is the buyer. They've been reasonably quiet on the acquisition front lately, the IP doesn't really hold much value with their development studios, and it'd be just as easy for them to create a similar game from scratch without paying for the name. Seeing as their new CEO seems allergic to spending money, after all...